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Radio 4,16 Apr 2026,13 mins

4. Sex and Consent

About the Girls

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Girls from all over the country talk to Catherine Carr about sex, relationships and consent. In the months following the Epstein files revelations and a new violence against women and girls strategy in the country, girls talk about sex, porn, relationships, social media, dick picks, intimacy and a faux nostalgia for a pre-digital world where rom-com style meet cutes – rather than Snapchat – existed. Catherine also hears some of the work being done in schools and colleges designed to help boys and girls communicate more openly about sex and consent. Thanks to: Hills Road Sixth Form College Cambridge Split Banana Anna Alexander Feminista South Dartmoor Community College Brook Advisory Sam Hepworth Carshalton High School for Girls Emilie Silverwood-Cope Young Minds Producer: Catherine Carr Researcher: Jill Achineku Executive Producer: David Prest A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4

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